Two Fortune-Seekers; and Other Stories by Johnson, Rossiter Et Al - (1875)

New York: Knight & Brown. Hardcover. Quarto; G; Hardcover; Spine, brown with gold print; Re-bound boards with new brown leather to spine and original brown leather to boards, wear and chipping to original leather edges, with surface tears and rubbing; Text block has gilt edges, new marbled endpapers, name in pencil on front endpaper, else clean and tight;"Splendidly illustrated from the original photographs of the celebrated Brady Collection"- title page; 551 pages, frontispieces, illustrated (b&w). [Oversized book(s). Additional postage necessary for expedited/international orders. Economy International shipping unavailable due to size/weight restrictions. For international/expedited customers, please inquire for rates.]. 1348522. FP New Rockville Stock.

New York: Bryan, Taylor and Co., 1895. Hardcover. Good +. 12 x 17 in. Elephant folio. Maroon cloth boards. Lavish engraved plates. Condition is GOOD+ ; front joint feels a bit tender but has no damage inside or out. Covers clean but a bit worn, slight loss to corners. Binding solid. Text and plates very clean. Extra shipping may apply. Hist. RGR.

New York: Bryan, Taylor and Co, 1895. Cloth. Fair/No Jacket. Original reddish cloth with gilt titling. Roughly 16 ½ inches tall by 12 inches wide. Xxxii, 33-528 pp. A primarily pictorial history of the Civil War, with full page black and white illustrations throughout, as well as several two page illustrations. Interspersed with explanatory captions and historical commentary. FAIR condition. Heavy uneven discoloration and staining to the covers, with scattered soiling. Uneven heavy fading. Moderate scuffing. Small chip of cloth missing from the lower front cover. Extremities very scuffed and worn, with the cloth frayed, split and torn in several locations, resulting in minor loss. Heaviest at the corners and spine. Binding is VERY SHAKY, with the block cracked in several locations. First endpaper DETACHED and laid in, as well as pages 269-74. Several other pages are loosening but still intact. Uneven minor to moderate browning to the paper, with a few small tears throughout. Very light scattered… Read More

New York: Edward J. Stanley, Publisher, 1898. Cloth. Good. Folio. Blue cloth with titling in gilt. Folio. 569 pp. Full page black and white illustrations throughout. A primarily visual history of the Civil War, with the last several pages of the work discussing the Spanish-American War and the adding of Puerto Rico as a colony. Many illustrations of battle scenes from the Civil War, with illustrations by Forbes, Taylor, Wau Hillen, Becker, Lovie, Schell, Crane and Davis, among others. GOOD condition. Heavy uneven fading and toning to the covers, with brownish soiling and scuff marks. Some staining. Cloth split, frayed and very worn along the extremities and hinges. White paint mark at the lower center spine. Title page with a vertical tear running almost its entire length. Hinges weak but intact. Scattered foxing, minor soiling and a few small stains in the book.

The National Alumni, 1907. First Edition, Renaissance Editi. Hardcover. Clean uncut pages, tight binding. Signed. Rare Renaissance Edition The Literature of Italy 1265 to 1907 by The National Alumni, published in 1907. Limited edition of 500 produced this is number 122. Number listed on certificate page in the volume named "A History of Italian Literature" including the signature of Rossiter Johnson (noted American author of several important encyclopedias, dictionaries, and books) and impressed seal. 16 volume complete set.Each book contains illuminated front space title page, tipped in plate, and illustrated front space page describing the set and authors.Clean uncut pages, tight binding as rarely opened, spotting to green cloth boards varying by volume, bumping and light tatter to spine tops, wear and rubbing to leather title patches